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Nations Urged to Create Gun-Free Zones
17 January 2006
Inter Press Service News Agency
UNITED NATIONS — The widespread proliferation of small arms and light weapons can be curbed more effectively by reducing demand than by merely cutting off supplies, according to a new report on arms control released here.
"Unless the motivations and means for gun acquisition are understood, arms reduction interventions will fail," warns the 68-page study titled "Demanding Attention: Addressing the Dynamics of Small Arms Demand".
"Demand reduction must be taken... (GunPolicy.org)